The truth (of the matter) is we can't afford to keep all the staff on.
实际情况是我们无力继续聘用所有的职员。
The houses are so expensive that he can't afford to buy one.
这些房子太贵了，他买不起。
We can't afford to wait any longer to take action in order to improve our environment.
为了改善环境，我们不能再坐以待毙了。
I encourage readers to go to their local library when they can't afford to purchase a book.
当读者买不起书的时候，我鼓励他们去当地的图书馆。
But I guess I can't afford to be too picky if I want a job.
但我想如果我想找到一份工作的话，我不能太挑剔。
People in their 30s and 40s can't afford to buy homes or have children.
三四十岁的人买不起房子，也养不起孩子。
It doesn't seem right we're using corn to run cars when people can't afford to buy it to eat.
当人们买不起玉米吃的时候，我们却用玉米来驱动汽车，这似乎是不对的。
With the social changes of the last ten years or so, many people can't afford to buy bigger houses.
随着过去十年左右的社会变迁，许多人买不起更大的房子。
I have to be tolerant of customers because they pay my salary, and that's something I can't afford to forget.
我必须对顾客有耐心，因为他们支付我的工资，这是我不能忘记的。
But I have to be tolerant of customers because they pay my salary, and that's something I can't afford to forget.
但是我必须容忍顾客，因为他们支付我的工资，这是我不能忘记的。
The New Yorkers who spent a bundle on an outdoor hot tub now admit they rarely use it, "because we can't afford to heat it in winter".
那些花一大笔钱买了一个户外加热浴缸的纽约人现在承认，他们很少使用它，“因为我们在冬天负担不起加热它的费用。”
Treatments for chronic conditions can easily top $2,000 a month—no wonder that one in four Americans can't afford to fill their prescriptions.
慢性疾病的治疗费用可以轻易地达到每月2000美元——难怪四分之一的美国人付不起他们的医药费。
The implication is a sharp decline in global trade, which has plunged partly because oil-producing nations can't afford to import as much as they used to.
这意味着，全球贸易大幅下滑的部分原因，是产油国无法像过去那样进口那么多资源。
Even now that he is working steadily, he said, "I can't afford to pay my monthly mortgage payments on my own, so I have to rent rooms out to people to make that happen."
即使现在他工作稳定，他说：“我付不起每月的按揭贷款，所以我不得不把房间租给别人才能还得了贷款。”
The way many Americans view Mexico-as a cheap place to vacation, shop and party, all while ignoring the fact that the poorer locals can't afford to join the merrymaking.
许多美国人认为墨西哥是一个廉价的度假、购物和聚会的地方，却忽略了一个事实，即当地的穷人负担不起参加狂欢的费用。
But broadcasters can't afford to be so craven.
不过，广播电台可承受不起这种怯懦的行为。
It's an echo of a disastrous decade we can't afford to relive.
而是一个十年灾难的回音，但是，我们负担不起危机重演。
If you can't afford to eat at Chili's, you'll snap up McDonald's.
如果你吃不起Chili ' s，你就会去吃麦当劳。
Natt contends companies just can't afford to pay interns the minimum wage.
奈特认为，企业没有能力向实习生们支付最低工资。
For somebody to say, 'I can't afford to feed my dog' - it's a humbling time.
如果说我喂养不起我的狗，那么这是一个令人感到难堪的时代。
"They don't want us to get any credit, but they can't afford to see us fail".
“他们不希望我们有任何功劳，但是他们承担不起看着我们失败的后果”。
I really need to call home but I can't afford to pay for the roaming charges.
我很想打个电话回家，但是漫游费太贵了。
Palin also errs by claiming that America can't afford to reduce greenhouse gases.
佩林还错在声称美国负担不起减少温室气体排放。
He can't afford to pay the rent, so for now, his car will also function as his home.
他付不起租金，所以目前他的车也当成他的家了。
You may think you can't afford to tithe, but the reality is, you can't afford not to.
你可能觉得你拿不出这十分之一来，但真相却是，你能不拿出这十分之一来。
You may think you can't afford to tithe, but the reality is, you can't afford not to.
你可能觉得你拿不出这十分之一来，但真相却是，你能不拿出这十分之一来。
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